Mark stopped once they reached the end and looked into the corridor. It was simple, and as the man said before, the stairs were literally right next to them. But there were also 4 people surveying the place, always on alert and looking around. Taking his head out, Mark couldn't help but sigh. It was almost impossible to use the stairs with no noise and people not noticing.

Leaning against the wall, both of them calmly waited for someone to reach the end of the hallway. Finally, after a few more seconds, they could hear footsteps getting nearer. As soon as the person's head became visible, Mark immediately pulled him into a headlock and dragged him to the side.

Tightening his arm around the person's neck, Mark looked as the face went from red to blue before snapping the head completely. Placing the body down, Kevin continued to look around for any people who caught them. Giving the nod to Mark, both of them dragged the body into an open room near them and closed the door.

Looking back into the corridor, they noticed only one man looking out of the window. Mark did not like the pace they were going at. The more they take time, the higher chance of getting caught. Taking a deep breath, he slowly inched inside while his back was firmly against the wall.

The stairs were only a few steps away and alert the man in the corridor. Kevin was right behind him. As Mark finally reached the stairs, they heard someone shout.

"Hey, you there. Why are you sneaking around? Tell me your position."

Time seemed to stop as Mark noticed the man looking out the window turning around, and looked up for the source, to see someone holding a gun aimed at them. He didn't take the possibility of someone above noticing them from above into account.

'Oh man, I was all too optimistic about this situation. Let's do this the old and straightforward way, bulldozing through this.' And shot the man above on the head even before giving him a chance to react.

Kevin saw this and immediately acted. He aimed the gun at the one in the corridor who was now holding the gun while looking at them and shot. His shot wasn't as precise as Mark's, and it hit the shoulder. He didn't stop there and shot another before leaping into the stairs as bullets came from the man. This time the bullet hit right on the cheek, blowing off the head.

This attracted all the attention they tried desperately to avoid till now. Mark looked at Kevin and said, "I'll take up the rear. You continue up." And pushed him ahead.

They could hear footsteps everywhere, and it didn't take long for the guards above to notice them. Kevin held the AK tightly and started to shoot while Mark was waiting for the people below to appear. The ones above would only be a handful, but there would be numerous below.

Kevin continued to take cover while shooting the people above. One was already dead. Mark finally saw a group of people coming into the corridor below and took both the guns to shoot.

With both of them fighting, the entire camp was in turmoil as everyone rushed towards the stairs both of them were at. Both of them had blood all over. Even though no bullet hit them directly, few grazed them, causing blood and pain to ooze out.

Kevin was finally able to shoot the last person down and slowly make his way up the stairs. As he did, he saw 4 bodies littered. Mark stuck to him and slowly backed away while he continued to shoot. The corridor below was filled with bodies everywhere, showing Mark's fierceness to the fullest.

"Move up, I'll continue to hold on. Be careful; there should be people hiding. Now move." Urging Kevin as he quickly changed clips for both the guns.

Kevin slowly went up to the door and peeked outside. As he did, bullets rained towards him, not giving him a chance to even catch a breath. Mark quickly pulled him back before continuing to shoot. Taking a deep breath, Kevin took out one of the grenades from his bag. Both of them had three grenades each as they wanted to drag the whole camp into dust.

He quickly threw it towards the group of people on the right and closed his ears before squatting down. Faced against the sudden bomb coming towards them, they couldn't even respond to it fast enough to jump out of the building. And were blasted away. The glasses and doors around them shattered as blood splattered all over the wall.

Peeking out once again, Kevin saw the horrifying scene and sighed in relief. After having a proper check, he stepped into the hallway and looked at the left corridor. Mark noticed the situation and stepped into the hallway along with him as he continued to shoot.

"Good job. The leader should be in the principal office at the end of the corridor to the left. He should be very confident in himself to not come out until now, even after all the noise we both are creating. So let's be careful." He reminded Kevin.

Mark already had a few guesses as to why the leader made no appearance until then. The one he was most confident about was the other party's strength. He believed that the leader was at least an evolver and gained a few powers like himself and Suzie.

Author Note- PRETTY IMPORTANT

A simple note for you all. Wanted to check in on the thoughts you guys might have towards the progress of the story. First of all let me thank you for reading this far too. So do drop a comment on how the story is.

I started releasing chapters again from Jan, once in two days. I originally thought I could return back to daily releases but with my current situation it is impossible for the next 8 months. I need to write another exam in 8 months and have left home for another city to study for this exam, so it's some serious business. I don't have time to even write a single chapter daily, that's how tight my schedule has been. This chapter is the one I wrote after coming here so the quality might be a little less. The chapters over the last month were all my stockpile.

After careful consideration I decided to leave my Instagram ID here- @Cruchymonster.

Drop a follow if you would like to. I might not post anything now but might in the future (that is if I have any time).

Also guys drop a few reviews now that you made it this far and have a grasp of my writing and the story. Constructive feedback is always welcomed. And if you want to drop a few stones once in a while cheers me up a lot.

About the new story I promised a while back, I am working on it and it will be a transmigration showbiz. I think it's cool so look forward for it. I plan to release after I have a stockpile. See you guys later.